Glenn Thompson | |
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Chair of the House Agriculture Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | David Scott |
Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee | |
In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mike Conaway |
Succeeded by | David Scott |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
Assumed office January 3, 2009 | |
Preceded by | John E. Peterson |
Constituency | 5th district (2009–2019) 15th district (2019–present) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Website | House website |
Glenn William "GT" Thompson Jr. (born July 27, 1959)[citation needed] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to Congress in 2008 for the state's 5th congressional district; Thompson was redistricted to the 15th congressional district in the 2018 election by an order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.[1] Since 2023, he has chaired the House Agriculture Committee. Thompson is set to become the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation following the defeat of Senator Bob Casey Jr.